POKEMON X AND POKEMON Y - THE 6TH GENERATION CONFIRMED!

I'm probably wrong, but I don't think there's actually going to be a full 6th generation. I remember reading somewhere that Nintendo were going to be focusing on integrating and destroying the separation between generations in future games (with the exception of starters and legendaries). Might not be true, just something I heard.

I’ll get this, I already own a 3DS and I’m still a fan of the main Pokemon games, I’ve played most of them except for Black and White 2. Pokemon has stayed strictly to formula with pretty much minor changes each time, so it’s nice to see a massive step in the graphical department. Looking forward to see what else they change, if anything.

You know, when I first saw this I thought was an April fools joke... then I realised it was January.

Welp...I guess I might have to go with the fire starter this time. Usually I go with grass but that one just looks...derpy. :x

Also 3D Pokemon woooo...the names though, haha...THERE ARE STILL PLENTY OF COLORS YOU KNOW.

author=kentona
...but, can you catch them all?

I did in White 2... ;-;

I want to slap myself with a magikarp now...

I won't lie, it looks awesome. I mean, finally it's in 3D! They've been hinting it for a while now, so it's about time they made it.

....Still, I think this will basically be the same thing.

All three starters look like lazy rehashes as do the legendaries, the graphics are subpar even for a 3DS game and I don't think the names needs any more emphasis on how bad they are.

I'm still probably going to buy a 3DS and play one of them though. Once a Pokéfan, always a Pokéfan. (Of course, it helps that AA5 is coming out for the platform too)

author=wildwes
I don't normally cry foul over big changes in game series but... really? REALLY!?

EDIT: Why? They're taking away the two trademark Pokémon themes. What are they?
Pokémon is in 2D. It has a color or precious metal in it's name. They removed both!

You're absolutely right! I am outraged! How dare they make a main series Pokémon game in 3D? Why must Nintendo always do this? I mean, just look at Zelda! Zelda's in 2D too! But no, they had to make that Ocarina of Time crap! And don't even get me started on Super Mario 64!

Now with a little less sarcasm, let me get to the names. Rubies, saphires and emeralds are not metals, and are not colors either. They're gems. Were you outraged back then? And you seem to be forgetting that cycle where the three games were named after a mineral, a hard substance created by an animal, and a metal. The names aren't related in any way, unless the theme is "things that are hard". Game Freak can name their games however they want, and they are the only judges of what is fitting for a Pokémon game's name. Besides, they'd eventually need to go for really obscure metals and colors if they followed your completely arbitrary rules. I'd rather they got names that roll off the tongue better from other sources, as they are doing.

The two trademark Pokémon themes? You collect colorful monsters with awesome powers and make them fight each other. They're both still there and not going anywhere.

What I'm seeing so far interests me. I think the 3D cel-shaded look fits the game prtty well, and while I think the overworld graphics could use a bit more definition, I am more than satisfied with how the battles look.

I am a bit more partial to Fennekin (as are most people), but I have to say that the other starters have quickly grown on me. I suspect it won't be an easy choice when I get the game. If I chose the version for the legendary only, I'd go for Y for sure. Yveltal is distilled badass. Still, I'll have to see what the other version differences are. And I hope the predictions that the starters will evolve into Grass/Dark, Fire/Psychic and Water/Fighting are correct. The logic is sound.

I'm very interested in what these games might bring to the table mechanically. Though from an outside perspective it may seem like Pokémon games have never changed mechanically, they have changed, just in ways that are a bit subtle and don't jump at your face. Gen II introduced two new types, separated the Special stat into an offensive and a defensive stat, intruduced breeding, allowing some Pokémon to get some moves they normally wouldn't by using this system, and introduced a barebones equipment system (Disregarding very specific and niche occasions, Leftovers was always the best choice). Gen III introduced passive abilities, natures, which allow you to boost a stat by 10% at the cost of 10% of another (Pretty easy to get a net gain out of it), double battles, expanded on the equipment, and reworked the EV system, turning it into a customization option by implementing a limit that made it so only two stats could be fully boosted. Gen IV separated physical and special properties by move rather than by type, making Fire Punch physical as it should always have been (better late than never). Gen V introduced triple battles and through its Dream World gave a bunch of old Pokémon new abilities that sometimes drastically changed their useability (Case in point, Politoed and Ninetales, first non-legendary automatic rain and sun inducers).

And that's just the general stuff, you can think of each new Pokémon game as an expansion, and each new pokémon, move, ability or item has the potential to add new strategic options to the game. In that way, Pokémon is kinda like a collectible card game, with your six Pokémon, their four moves each and their equipped items being your deck. Anyone who has played those kinds of games (Magic superior master race) knows how exciting a new expansion can be.

So yeah, I am eagerly awaiting to see what new toys I'm going to get.

And before I leave, here's a fan interpretaition of what the final forms of the starters might look like:

If Chespin's final form look anything like that, I'm going grass.

Been heavily anticipating this, another 100+ pokes to train up and battle online with. :P

100 more? How many will that make it, 800 or something?
I'll stick to the metal gen, thanks.